The 7 Most Lovable Types of Cats to Librarians by Tracy O'NeillAugust 7, 2015

Cats: muse to T.S. Eliot poetry, Caturday stars, and inspiration behind countless hashtags. Need we say more? Over the years, we've ogled our fair share of cute cat photos and now we've narrowed down the adorable masses to just seven of the most lovable types of cats to librarians. Share your favorite type of feline in the comments below!

The #BookfaceFriday Cat
catface

The #CatInTheHatFace Cat
catinthehatface

The Coffee Cat
Coffee Cat

The Library Card Cat
library card cat

The Three Mus-Cat-Teers
The Three Mus-Cat-Eers

The Paws Everything and Read Cat
The Paws Everything and Read Cat
Photo Credit: Heather Kresge

The Out of the Archives Acro-Cat

Balanchine, George 1436
Balanchine, George 1436


 

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Puss in books

Submitted by Erin (not verified) on September 10, 2015 - 8:33pm

T. S. Eliot & Dr. Seuss are two top cats. Here are five award-winning books for feline literary lovers: Brown, Marcia. Dick Whittington and his Cat. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1950. (1951 Caldecott Medal) Coatsworth, Elizabeth. The Cat Who Went to Heaven. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2008 (1931 Newbery Medal). Ness, Evaline. Sam, Bangs, & Moonshine. New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc.,1966 (1967 Caldecott). Neville, Emily Cheney. It’s Like This, Cat. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1975 (1976 Newbery Medal). Titus, Eve. Anatole and the Cat. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1957 (1958 Caldecott Medal).

Naming of the NYPL cats

Submitted by Erin (not verified) on September 10, 2015 - 8:35pm

What are the names of the stone lions in front of the New York Public Library? And how did they get their names?

library lions

Submitted by Susan N. Levy (not verified) on January 30, 2016 - 2:47am

The lions were given the names Patience and Fortitude in the 1930s by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who believed those characteristics were what New Yorkers needed to survive the Depression, and in fact often used the phrase as a peroration in his speeches. See http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/library-lions and William Manners's 1976 biography of LaGuardia, which has that title.